Poll Wars

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Poll Wars ("the App", "the Game") is a free, ad-supported mobile game published by TKM Ventures ("we", "us", "our"). It is a work of political satire: all characters are parody caricatures of public figures, presented for comedic commentary only. This policy explains what information the App handles and how.

In plain terms: Poll Wars has no accounts and no logins. We don't collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos, or precise location. The App does generate a random device ID so the scoreboard and notifications work, and if you choose to join the public leaderboard you pick a handle that everyone can see. Everything else is on-device or anonymous.

Information handled by the App

On-device game progress. Your chosen team, selected character, high scores, streak, and settings are stored locally on your device so the game remembers them. This never leaves your device except as the anonymous count described below.
Random device ID. The first time you open the App it generates a random identifier (a UUID) and stores it on your device. It is not your Apple ID, your advertising ID, or anything issued by your phone — we make it up, and it exists so your leaderboard entry stays yours and notifications reach the right device. It is not linked to your name or any account, but it is persistent, so runs from the same install can be counted together. Deleting the App discards it; reinstalling makes a new one.
National vote count. When you finish a run the App sends your side ("red" or "blue") and the points earned to our backend, so the game can show a live nationwide Red‑vs‑Blue total.
Gameplay statistics. Alongside that we record the run itself — side, which caricature you played, the score, and the time — against the random device ID above. We use it to see how many people are playing, which characters are popular, and whether the difficulty is tuned sensibly. It contains no personal details and is never sold or shared for advertising.
Public leaderboard handle (optional). If you choose to put a score on the national board you enter a handle. That handle is public — anyone using the App can see it next to your score and side. Pick something you are happy showing publicly; if you enter a real social media username, people will be able to connect it to you. You can ask us to remove it at any time.
Push notifications (optional). If you allow notifications, Apple or Google issues a push token that we store with your device ID so we can tell you things like a beaten high score. Turning notifications off in your system settings stops them.
Advertising data. The App shows ads through Google AdMob and its mediation partners. Every ad is requested as non-personalized. To serve and measure ads, these providers may process device information such as your IP address, general ad-interaction data and, on Android only, the device advertising identifier. See "Advertising & tracking" below.
Crash / performance data. Apple (on iOS) and Google Play (on Android) may provide us aggregate, anonymized crash and performance statistics if you have opted into sharing analytics with that platform.

Advertising & tracking

Ads keep Poll Wars free. Every ad in Poll Wars is non‑personalized: we don't ask our ad partners to target you based on your interests or your activity in other apps, and the App does not track you across other companies' apps or websites. On iOS the App never asks for tracking permission, so your device's advertising identifier isn't available to it or its ad partners. On Android, Google's ad software may still read the device's advertising ID for limited purposes such as limiting how often you see the same ad, preventing fraud and measuring ad performance. Our advertising partners' handling of data is governed by their policies:

• Google AdMob — policies.google.com/privacy

• Apple (App Store) — apple.com/legal/privacy

• Google (Google Play) — policies.google.com/privacy

Children

Poll Wars is a satirical game about politics and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will address it.

Your choices & rights

Reset local data by deleting and reinstalling the App, which clears all on-device progress.
Manage your advertising ID on Android in Settings → Google → Ads, where you can reset or delete it. On iOS, Poll Wars never requests tracking permission, so there is nothing to turn off.
Remove your leaderboard entry by emailing us the handle you used. We will delete it and the gameplay rows tied to that device.
Turn off notifications in your device settings, which stops the push token being useful; email us if you also want it deleted.
Depending on where you live (e.g., the EEA/UK under GDPR, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access or delete personal data. We hold no account, name or contact details for you, so the controls above resolve most requests; for a handle or device ID, email us and we will delete it.

Data retention & security

On-device data persists until you delete the App. On our side we keep the national totals, leaderboard entries, and gameplay rows for as long as the game runs, and delete them on request. Our backend is hosted by Supabase, which processes this data on our behalf. We use reasonable technical measures to protect the limited data we handle, though no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the App evolves. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@tkm.ventures.